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Bishop & Tool look to settle things in a Dog Collar Match!

Posted: Jan 17th 2006 By: oklastaff

Impact Zone Wrestling may be home to the most bitter feud in pro wrestling today. According to sources wishing to stay anonymous, there is legit heat between IZW commissioner Gary Tool & regional menace Brandon Bishop.

According to these sources Bishop has long been unhappy with his role in Impact Zone Wrestling, but continued to be a part of IZW due to his friendship with owner John Zorthos. Bishop went on a losing streak in IZW which included loses to what he considered "lower tier talents" such as Seth Allen, Li'l Joe, Cade Sydal & Mitch Carter. Each loss was the result of a confrontation with a referee, or his opponent bending the rules to win.
Backstage tensions between Bishop and Tool began to grow, and what little respect that had existed between them dissolved quickly. Bishop who owns and operates a more adult & risqu? promotion in Texas (Asylum Championship wrestling) was accused of looking down on the product Tool was producing, as Tool was accused of disrespecting Bishop on several occasions.It is common for wrestlers to be unhappy with their bookers & commissioners,
but this common heat was about to boil over.

On December 10th in Lawton, Oklahoma after a Tag Team Match that featured Brandon Bishop & Julian Wolfenbarger vs. Mitch Carter & Cade Sydal, in which Cade pinned Bishop after the referee once again pushed Bishop into a roll up, Bishop grabbed the microphone without permission. Bishop asked the IZW fans if they enjoyed his match & then publicly denounced Gary Tool and his talents as a booker backstage. Bishop stated that he felt overlooked and that Gary Tool had no idea how to use him. Gary Tool quietly went to the sound booth & asked that the microphone be cut off, which the sound man obliged and Bishop?s voice was silenced.

From there Bishop did the unthinkable, he mentioned something to the ring announcer, and without a word walked directly up to Gary Tool and punched him in the back of the head. A few members of the IZW roster came out and broke up the melee, which ended when both were escorted into the back. A lot of screaming & foul language were heard backstage through the thin curtain which confirmed to us at the Boys & Girls Club in Lawton that what we saw was indeed not intended to be a part of tonight?s festivities.

Bishop was seen leaving in his gear with his bags a short time later during intermission. And several members of the roster seemed visibly upset about to encounter. Later in the evening after the impromptu intermission, ring announcer Steve O read a letter of apology to the IZW fans for the incident & made it clear that Bishop would no longer be welcome at IZW events.

On the IZW forum Bishop apologized half-heartedly for the incident claiming it was unprofessional but at the same time defending his reasoning. Sources also revealed that Gary Tool also made a statement to the rest of the locker room that he had also acted unprofessional during the incident and subsequently apologized as well.

A month later it seemed as if it was all water under the bridge, and IZW presented a show on January 14th in Lawton. The night seemed to go smoothly until Gary Tool and the IZW wrestlers welcomed back Seth Allen from Iraq. After Seth and the roster returned to the locker room, Gary Tool stayed in the ring to make a few more announcements about their big show in Lawton on March 18th. Sure enough Bishop picked his spot and ran in from the crowd. Bishop attacked Gary Tool again, this time a little more viciously. Once again a portion of the roster separated them. IZW owner John Zorthos was visibly upset with Bishop and even threatened to call the police. Bishop eventually left out the front door, leaving Zorthos & an obviously angry
Gary Tool in the ring. They briefly discussed this new incident in the ring & came to a conclusion that if the fans want to see Bishop/Tool settle this in the ring, they will have to vote for this match to happen on www.izwrestling.com .

This won?t just be any match though; this will be a brutal Dog Collar Match with Last Man Standing rules applying. We have little doubt that the fans will vote for Bishop to be reinstated & for this match to occur at the March 18th event at The Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton. This should prove to be a brutal affair as two huge personalities in this region are set to clash. Bad blood will spill in Lawton, Oklahoma and Oklafan will certainly be there.

On a side note other matches on the March 18th event that have already been booked include A Steel Cage Match between IZW Champion Big Van Vader and former champion Aaron Neil. Plus the IZW Tag Titles will be defended in the cage as well. Plus IZW has promised to bring in some of wrestling?s biggest legends for the event as well.

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Spotlight in History

1957 El Medico def. Duke Keomuka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1958 Angelo Savoldi def. Dory Funk for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
1963 The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) def. Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
1967 The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) def. Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
1968 Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox def. Jack Dalton [1st] & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
1978 Bruiser Brody def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
2010 Ryan Reed became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
2010 The Unknown & Yoshi became the NCW Tag Team Champions
2010 Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) def. The Future Hall of Famers (Dane Griffin & Shane Rawls) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
2010 Team Shake It (Josh Evans & Martin Casaus) def. The D-Stinguished (Elias Castaneda & Arik Angel) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
2021 Warren Powers def. Drake Gallows for the EPW All-American Title
2021 Drake Gallows def. Warren Powers for the EPW Internet Television Title
2021 Revan became the RDW Iron Man Champion
2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese & T-Arsenal) def. The Rejecs LM (Dr. Corvus & Elijah Sparks) for the WAH Tag Team Titles

Week of Sun 09-06 to Sat: 09-12

09-06 2008 The New York Express (Thomas Knight & Jeff Knight) def. The Untouchables (J. D. Rebel & The Enforcer) for the SECW Tag Team Titles
09-06 2008 Martin Justice became the SECW Cruiserweight Champion
09-06 2014 Spanish Wolf (Nathan Estrada & Michael Wolf) def. The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Thomas Knight) for the OECW Tag Team Titles
09-06 2025 Butcher def. Riker for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
09-06 2025 Iron Mountain (Duke Blanchard & Jack Davenport) def. Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
09-06 2025 Phil Shark def. Franco D’Angelo for the TexPro Texas Title
09-07 1979 Mark Lewin def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-07 1980 Terry Gibbs became the TSW Tri-State Champion
09-07 1981 Frank Hill & Eric Embry def. Joel Deaton & David Deaton for the TSW Tag Team Titles
09-07 2004 Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree def. Paul London & Billy Kidman for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Titles
09-07 2012 Brandon Walker def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
09-07 2014 Robert Lee def. Striker for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
09-07 2018 Nikki Knight def. Erica for the MSWA Ladies Title
09-07 2019 Brian Dixon def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Oklahoma Title
09-07 2019 Luke Langley def. Brandon Groom for the BPW Lion Heart Title
09-07 2019 James Southard def. Lake Hefner for the ASP Inter-County Title
09-07 2024 The Subject (Cade Fite & Derek James) def. Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
09-07 2024 Wrangler Rhett def. Alex Royal for the WFC Prime Title
09-08 1947 Leroy McGuirk def. Buddy Rogers for the NWA Midwest World Title
09-08 1958 Danny McShain def. Mad Man Martin for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-08 1974 El Gran Markus def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-08 1978 Rocky Johnson def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-08 2006 The Patriots (Bad Boy & Glen Steel) def. Aaron Neil & Alexander Lucas (Subbing for Se7en) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
09-08 2007 Al Farat became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
09-08 2013 Robert Lee became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
09-08 2017 The Cursed (Blade [2nd] & Kuda) def. The Cub Scouts (Brock Landers & Grizzly Gates) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
09-08 2018 Anarchy [2nd] def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
09-08 2018 Garrett Murphy def. Big Smooth for the NAW Heavyweight Title
09-09 1970 Waldo Von Erich def. Jack Curtis for the TSW Mississippi Title
09-09 1980 The Grappler def. Ted DiBiase for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
09-09 2002 Papa Voodoo def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
09-09 2002 HIMM def. Papa Voodoo for the ACW Hardcore Title
09-09 2011 Michael Barry def. Dustin Heritage for the MWA MAX-Division Title
09-09 2016 One Man Sam def. Brock Landers for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
09-09 2017 Ray Martinez def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Title
09-09 2017 Tristan Thorne became the ASP 5-Star Champion
09-09 2017 Michael Wolf def. Aaron Anders for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
09-09 2017 Michael Duplanti def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
09-09 2023 Johnny Lightning became the WFC Prime Champion
09-09 2023 Tino Valentino def. Derek James for the UWO Heavyweight Title
09-09 2023 Manico became the NAW Openweight Champion
09-09 2023 Manico def. Ryan Reed for the NAW Heavyweight Title
09-09 2023 Martin Justice def. Thomas Knight for the XDWF New GenX Title
09-09 2023 Thomas Knight def. Martin Justice for the XDWF New GenX Title
09-10 1968 The Spoiler & Gary Hart def. Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
09-10 1971 Ramon Torres def. Roger Kirby for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
09-10 1978 David Von Erich def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
09-10 1979 Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris became the TSW United States Tag Team Champions
09-10 2011 Drake Gallows became the BYEW Entertainment Champion
09-10 2016 Psycho Sawyer def. Ray Martinez for the SRPW Heavyweight Title
09-10 2016 Psycho Sawyer def. Spyder for the SRPW United States Title
09-10 2021 Legend Has It (Thrash & Killbane) def. Two Man Sam (Sam Stackhouse & Samuel Savage) for the CPW Tag Team Titles
09-10 2022 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & MLP) def. Psychotic Messengers (Maniac Mike & Malachi) for the AIWF Tag Team Titles
09-10 2022 MLP def. Duncan Kincaid for the RDW Iron Man Title
09-10 2022 Nashoba def. Al Farat for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
09-11 1957 El Medico def. Duke Keomuka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-11 1958 Angelo Savoldi def. Dory Funk for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
09-11 1963 The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) def. Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
09-11 1967 The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) def. Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
09-11 1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
09-11 1968 Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox def. Jack Dalton [1st] & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
09-11 1978 Bruiser Brody def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
09-11 2010 Ryan Reed became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
09-11 2010 The Unknown & Yoshi became the NCW Tag Team Champions
09-11 2010 Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) def. The Future Hall of Famers (Dane Griffin & Shane Rawls) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
09-11 2010 Team Shake It (Josh Evans & Martin Casaus) def. The D-Stinguished (Elias Castaneda & Arik Angel) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
09-11 2021 Warren Powers def. Drake Gallows for the EPW All-American Title
09-11 2021 Drake Gallows def. Warren Powers for the EPW Internet Television Title
09-11 2021 Revan became the RDW Iron Man Champion
09-11 2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese & T-Arsenal) def. The Rejecs LM (Dr. Corvus & Elijah Sparks) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
09-12 1982 King Kong Bundy & Bill Irwin def. The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
09-12 1983 Butch Reed & Jim Neidhart def. Magnum T. A. & Jim Duggan for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
09-12 1988 The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) def. John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
09-12 2004 Chris Matthews def. Brandon Bishop for the ACW Heavyweight Title
09-12 2009 Bobby Starr def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Entertainment Title
09-12 2010 Xavior def. Kevin Morgan for the MSWA Oklahoma Title
09-12 2015 Double D def. Aaron Neil for the IZW Impact Division Title
09-12 2015 Erica def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Title
09-12 2015 Brad Michaels def. Johnny Z for the IZW Heavyweight Title
09-12 2015 Richie Adams def. Jake O'Brien for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
09-12 2015 Shawn Hernandez became the DI2IW Intercontinenal Champion
09-12 2015 What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. Impact, Inc. (Damon Windsor & Johnny Z) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
09-12 2015 The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) def. What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
09-12 2025 Floyd Maystorm def. Clover Botello for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title

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1957 El Medico def. Duke Keomuka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1958 Angelo Savoldi def. Dory Funk for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
1963 The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) def. Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
1967 The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) def. Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
1968 Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox def. Jack Dalton [1st] & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
1978 Bruiser Brody def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
2010 Ryan Reed became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
2010 The Unknown & Yoshi became the NCW Tag Team Champions
2010 Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) def. The Future Hall of Famers (Dane Griffin & Shane Rawls) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
2010 Team Shake It (Josh Evans & Martin Casaus) def. The D-Stinguished (Elias Castaneda & Arik Angel) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
2021 Warren Powers def. Drake Gallows for the EPW All-American Title
2021 Drake Gallows def. Warren Powers for the EPW Internet Television Title
2021 Revan became the RDW Iron Man Champion
2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese & T-Arsenal) def. The Rejecs LM (Dr. Corvus & Elijah Sparks) for the WAH Tag Team Titles

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